St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-16
WISCONSIN LEGIsLATURE.
Yesterdays Session Noted Chiefl!
SsfOr the Introduction of New Bills.

Yesterdays Session Noted Chiefly
ssfOr the Introduction of New Bills.
Special TO the Globe.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 15.-There was
considerable activity in the legislature to-
day. Senate bills were introduced:
By Klotz, repeating the law for holding
of farmers institutes, and providing that
$4,000 worth of seeds be distributed annually
among county fairs, to be given to premium
holders; by Conklin, providing that villages
may vote for dissolution as incorporated
villages, by Dyson, providing that q judge
sentencing prisoner to the county Jail may
also sentence him to hard labor. Ware
offered q joint resolution providing for the
appointment of representatives from the
states and territories to meet and discuss the
question of prison contract labor. The gov
ernors and legislatures of other states are
req uested TO act in the matter.
In the assembly bills were introduced:
By Sloggy, Furnishing mill owners for al
lowing sawdust or other refuse to be deposited
in streams; by DewhurSt, regulating mines
and mining and providing for the appoint
ment of q state mine inspector, to whom mine
owners are required to furnish all possible
information; by Newcomb, permitting
trustees, city or village, to change the time
of the spring election from April to March;
by Rohr providing that 4 stay of execution
be granted for one year when asked in gar
nishee proceedings; by Hadfield, providing
that each person insured in town insur-
ance company shall have but one vote in
choosing directors; by Taylor. providing that
justices of the supreme court may after ten
years continuous service on the bench, and
attaining the age of 20 years, retire on half
pay; by Cunningham, providing that candi-
dates for circuit judge must be 30 years of
age, must have practised at the bar eight
years previous and be required to undergo
an examination before the judges of the
supreme court, at which they must attain
standard Of so per cent; by Bartholdi appro-,
priating $4,000 to make the Wisconsin school
exhibit at the National Centenary school eX-
hbition ut Chicago next summer; by Solon,
increasing the penalty for fraudulently dis
posing of mortgaged property; by Hammel,
providing that suit for the recovery Of lands
sold for taxes shall be commenced within one
year after the sale: By Keogh, providing
that there shall be no more than 500 voters
in precinct in cities of $4,000 inhabitants or
over. and Supplying various other reforms to
preYentfr1ud, aniong others being the inf1ic-
tion of $500 fine upon any person asking
money from candidate to aid in the cleo
ton of such candidate. Bills passed permit
ting complaint of violations of the compul-
sorry education law to be made to just G eS of
the peace instead of school directors; max
ing first grade teachers certificates good for
four years, second grade for two years and
levy earnings TO the amount OF $50 of all per-
sons who have to provide for the entire sup
port Of family.
Gov. Rusk to-day appointed at the sug-
gestion of the State Agricultural society,
Hon. n. d. Pratt and Andrew Simmons
of Racine, and Cyrus Miner OF GAINESVILLE,
delegates to the Interstate Agricultural
convention to be held at Lake Charles, La,
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